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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus genotypes in HBsAg positive individuals of Afghanistan.
Virology journal - 7 Jun 2011
Attaullah Sobia, Rehman Saif ur, Khan Sanaullah, Ali Ijaz, Ali Sajid, Khan Shahid Niaz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The structural and functional differences between hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes are the mainstay to severity, complications, treatment and possibly vaccination against the virus. This study was conducted to determine the HBV genotypes in HBsAg positive patients of Afghanistan as no such large scale data available previously. METHODS: Two hundred and fourteen HBsAg-positive patients were included...
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